EF1 tornado in Newton County, Missouri
Tornado May 20, 2013 · Newton County, Missouri
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Ottawa County, Oklahoma → Ottawa County, Oklahoma → Newton County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 400 yards (0.23 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
An EF-1 tornado crossed over the Oklahoma and Missouri state line into Seneca. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. Winds were estimated around 100 mph.
The wider storm
A strong negatively titled upper level trough developed over the central portions of the country. A slow moving cold front moved into the Missouri Ozarks. This setup caused for several rounds of severe and slow moving thunderstorms which lead to widespread wind damage, large hail, and several low end tornadoes along with isolated flooding due to heavy rainfall.
Began near Seneca (36.8295, -94.6184).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
8 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 441630. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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